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DELAWARE. MARYLAND x VIRGINIA R. R.
Leave Harrington for LeweS II O. a m a.d
$50 p. III. For Franklin and way stations II o.,
a. IN. Returning train leaves LeweS for Harring-
ton $50 a. m, and 2.5O p. N. Leave Franklin
6.50 a. N.
QUEEN ANNE & kent R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreyile and way stations GAG a In. and IA
p. m. week days.
DELAWARE " CHESAPEAKE r. R-Leave CLAYTON
for Oxford and way stations 10 O3 "a. m. and 3 II
p. m week days.
CAMBRIDGE sEAFoRD r. R.-Leave seaford for
Cambridge and intermediate stations II so a. In
weekdays
CoNNEcrIoNs.-AtP Porter. with Newark d Della
ware City Railroad. At Townsend, with Queen
Anne's& Kent Railroad. AtClaytOn with Delaware
q chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore Il Delaware
Bay Railroad At Harrington, with Delaware.
Maryland Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford with
Cambridge SeafOrd Railroad. At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia II Norfolk, Wicomico &
POcOmOke, and Peninsula Railroad.
CHAS. f. PUGH, General Manager
]. R. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
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All Heavy Freight intended to be hauled to
Boat by our Teams should be reported at our
Office the night previous to departure of Boat
Any Small Packages should be reported at the
Office at least two hours before Boat starts.
Connected 6y Telephone acith Wyoming,
Camden, DoUer and Clayton.
Philadelphia and Smyrna Transport
tatiOn Company.
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, 1887-03-10
Yhc nInckhnwk Eire.

We were able to make bnt mere
mention OF the burning OF the Black
hawk stables in our edition yesterday
morning. The populace were aroused
by II number of shots from rcvolvcrs
and the vigorous lung exercise of the
few persons who happened to be on
the streets at that early hour, the Nt.
tcndant confusion OF such an alarm
and the weak ringing OF the fire bell
The fire originated from the explosion
OF lantern in one of the box stalls.
The flames spread too rapidly to
admit of control and it was with great
difficulty that the fourteen head of
horses in the barn were united and
driven out. All the carriages were
burned excepting Perry Orr's hack,
which was drawn out. The flames
spread soon to the Chinese laundry of
Sang Lee adjoining the barn on the
east, and both buildings were soon
destroyed. The fire boys responded
promptly and, with their usual vigor-
Gus work, prevented the flames
from spreading to adjacent build
ings. The barn was owned
10y our townsman Alex. Warner, and
was leased and operated 10y Misner
Bros. Mr.. Warmers loss on the build
ing is from ~ 200 to $l 800 on which
he had an insurance of but $4O0. The
Misner Bros. carried an insurance of
$1,000 on what was destroyed, and their
loss will amount to about ", 900. The
China wash house was owned by II
nonresident. The Celestials rescued
most of their goods.
, 1887-03-10
BULGARIA..
Bulgarian Affairs.

ST.. PETERSBURG, March 5.-The
Journal de st. Petersburg says it is not
confident that the mission of Ria
Bey to Sofia will be successful, though
it approves the porte's decree con-
tributes to the pacific solution of the
Bulgarian crisis. An official messen-
ger says: The instruction was due
to the pressure that weighed upon Bull
garia ever since 1886, especially since
party leaders deriving strength by un-
scrupulous means, seized power, too
many of the best Bulgarian officers
emigrated because they were unable to
contemplate in cold blood the Bulgarian
army forgetting its destiny and be-
coming blind tool of a political party.
Despite their small resources, indigna-
ton compelled them to resort to an
audacious enterprise which the failure
OF the Constantinople negotiations
probably precipitated. While regret
ting needless bloodshed, Russia con-
siders the occurrences at Silistria q
fresh proof of Bulgaria's abnormal
condition. Russia hopes to see n
restored order OF things, securing to
Bulgarians their legal rights. Mean
while Russia's policy remains un-
changed,
, 1887-03-10

THE administration of the trea.
sury department by Secretary Man
ming has given much better salts
faction to the republicans than to
his democratic supporters. He has
rejected all proposals of wild cat
nature for the management of the
national finances, and his entire
course has been one of business-like
sense and strict integrity. The ex-
ample set by his republican pre-
decessors he has followed with un-
waverlng firrnness. OF course the
Hendricks school of financiers fierce.
ly denounce him, but the reputation
of an honest man never suffers from
such attacks.
, 1887-03-10
The Christian Ministry.

Sabbath observance as special de-
portment of. work was adopted by the
National Woman's Christian Temper-
ance Union in 1881, and is depart
mont that must commend itself to the
entire Christian ministry, to whom we
confdentially appeal,
1t would be easy for us to prove
what most of us admit, that the pros
perity of our country is in Gods prov.
dence dependent on the preservation
OF the sabbath Ns His holy day. that
sabbath dcsecration is alarmingly on
the increase and is Il national sin that
the influence OF the government is
most powerfully oxcrted for evil
through the Sunday mail service; that
(partly in consequence of this infu.
oncO the conscience of very many
Christian people have so weakened
that Sunday travel, Sunday amuso-
ments and the Sunday newspaper,
once so shocking, became tolerablc
and now are embraced.
Without question, the ten millions
of church members in this country
can, as Prof. Austin Phelps has recent.
ly said, bring about the needed reform
il they will 1t is not equally true
that the ministry have il in their
power by united, faithful and persist.
cnt influence TO move the church to
this action. And is there not an
urgent need that every effort be put
forth now to stay the desolating tide?
To you, then, our organization Of
Christian women appeals for help and
having Gn common with the Worlds
Sabbath Observance Prayer Union,
whose branches are in every land), set
apart the first week of April for special
Sabbath work and prayer, we ask that
ON the first Sabbath of April next. you
will preach on Sabbath Observance,
also that the prayer meetings of that day
have Tor their subject the sanctitication
of the Lords Day among professed
Christians, and the proper recognition
OF the day by the government. Grant
ing our request, many thousands of
sermons were last year preached on
Sabbath Observance on the day named,
and our desire is that the practice be-
come universal.
In order that the children may be
especially taught on this subject. We
ask also that on the same Sabbath or
the one previous, the Sabbath school
repeat the fourth commandment and
have n brief address on this subject.
A concert exercise on this theme has
has been prepared and can be obtain
ed through the local w. G. II. IT,, or
by addressing Mrs. J. G. Bateham,
gainesville, Ohio. Price 15 cents per
hundred. Sample free.
While hoping much from concerted
action we would not presume to die.
tate the day, should the one named be
especially inconvenient to you, and
shall be glad to join at all times in any
effort to lessen Sabbath desecration.
In behalf OF the N. w. C. T. II.
JOSEPHINE G. BATEHAM.
Supt. Sabbath Observance Depart
ment.
Francis Z. WILLARD, President.
, 1887-03-10

shoes. | look for some heavy snow
slidcs--cspecially about town-irom
the steep hills where the timber has
been entirely burnt oil.
The friends OF equal suf-
fragc held Il rousing meet
ing ut Seattle last week. Hon.
Charles f. Munday, one OF the most
promising young democrats OF the ter
ritory presided, and telling speeches
were made by Judge Jacobs, Hon Il.
B. Elder, Rev: y. J, Pierce, Hon. j r..
Kinnonr }. Z. Ronald, Esq, and Col.
w, IL. White.
Pensions have been granted to
minors of the following residents OF
this territory Charles Dennis, Pull
man, W. r.; Annie s., mother of
Sampson Thompson, Deep Creek Falls,
w. T.. Katc K, widow OF Joseph ii.
Whittlesey, Seattle, Increase of pen
sions has been granted to Eldin c.
Parlin, Walla Wnlla, John 9. Bcrry,
Hurtland, w. r.. Henry Cloud, alias
II. c, Cloud, Port Blokely, w. II.
Superintendent Eells of the Puy-
allup Indian agency has gone TO Port
Ludlow on business connected with
the agency. Mr.. Eells has received
books and plans from the Indian de-
partmcnt of schools in Washington,
and he is requested to prepare plans
for submission to the Indian depart
mcnt OF the proposed Indian training
school, An effort is being made to
merge the schools Mt Skokomish, Che
halls and the Puyallup reservations
into one large school on the Pulallup
reservation.
The Washington correspondent to
the Orcgonian says; "James NJ.
Adams, who was yesterday appointed
register of the land Office at Spokane,
is the same James NJ. Adams who was
appointed year ago last December to
the same office. The nomination then
read, "vice James NJ. Armstrong sus-
pended" Now it reads, "vice James
M. Armstrong resigned" the resigna-
tion having been received within the
past few days. The supposed reason
that Adams has not been confirmed
ere this is because his predecessor was
removed for political reasons"
, 1887-03-10

THE last few days of the forty
ninth congress were eventful not
alone for the large amount of work
done but by the presence in the
house of real live curiosity-a dem
ocratic member from Rhode Island !!
He was elected In some accidental
way to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of the regular member and
had but a week to serve. He has
probably attained the full height Of
his political possibilities, as the "Pro-
vidence plantation will scarcely
return him at the regular election in
November.
, 1887-03-10

RIVAL dealers in "patent insides"
for country newspapers are having II
great deal OF sport over II joke played
on the A. N. Kellogg company Of
Chicago, who sent out sermon al
legged to have been preached by Rev.
Il, Dewitt Talmage. 1t is entitled
'Frauds Detected," and from the
text "be sure your sin will find you
out" 1t was taken from Il volume
of sermons by DR.. Wells of Glasgow,
Scotland, and is in every way so
vastly superior to the mushy senti-
ment that is printed in the genuine
sermons, that the Kellogg company
is entitled to a unanimous vote of
thanks for substituting the bogus
article. TIE sermon In question is Il
really brilliant discourse on an excel
lent text. 1t must have been a boon
TO the readers who had been taking
their regular nauseating doses OF
Talmopp
, 1887-03-10

AMONG the encouraging signs Of
the prosperity of the country and the
renewal of fraternal feeling between
all sections Is the large amount of
money being invested by northern
and eastern capitalists in manufac-
turing enterprises throughout the
south. That section seems to be
blessed with unusual prosperity.
Freed from the incubus of slavery it
only lacks the removal OF the feeling
Of hatred left by the war to insure a
brilliant future for that part Of our
union, and this the softening hand
Of tine is rapidly doing.
, 1887-03-10

samples of which, displayed in their
windows, make decidedly beautiful
and attractive appearance. These
goods are intended for those who
desire TO supply their homes with Il
finer line of goods than those they
have heretofore carried and we ven
ture the assertion that no better
bargains can be secured in this city
than those than they are now offer
ing their customers in these goods
1t Is worth a visit to their stole to
see these goods alone, They are
beginning to move already and,
although their present invoice is Il
large one, Messrs. Nettleton d Coop.
en- expect to be compelled to replen
ish their stock in few days-as we
hope theV Will.
, 1887-03-10

IT is now charged that to Delegate
Voorhees, IS due the blame of de-
feating the legalizing, by congress,
OF the female suffrage law of this
territory. Senator Dolph pushed
through the senate Il bill legalizing
all laws passed by our territorial leg
islature which are annulled by the
recent decision of our supreme
court. The bill went to the house
and Voorhees,, by previous ar
rangement with the speaker, was
awarded the floor. He began bonn
bastic speech in which he specially
urged the passage of the bill because
1t would establish female suffrag ge
here. The anti-suffragists are i'm the
majority in the house and he sue
ceeded in offending them, so that
they refused to support the meas
ure. Voorhees, has too much mouth.
In fact it may be truthfully said that
he never opens his mouth without
putting his foot in 1t.
, 1887-03-10

Among the most substantial and
enterprising of our business houses
is the firm of Nettleton & Cooper.
Although among our newest firms
they have shown an aptitude for
business, rare judgment and bust.
ness probity that has made them
many friends and enabled them thus
early to establish an excellent and
permanent trade. Their ample
stock of queensware and glassware
is one of the finest and most TASTY
selections to be seen anywhere and
their store is q model of attractive
neatness. A visit to their establish
ment yesterday showed that they
, 1887-03-10
A NEW KIND OF GLASS.
A Discovery that Mny vastly Improve tho
Microscope.

A Discovery that Niny vastly Improve tho
Microscope.
That recent wonderful discovery
in microscopy has not been even noted
in the public press may be cited as
proof Of the general apathetic tendency
as regards scientific matters. The
microscope has always been regarded
as u wonderful instrument, but by the
discovery of an entirely new kind Of
glass lately its powers are increased TO
an incredible degree. 1t was in the
wear ISIS Chat DR.. Abbey read paper
before the south Kcnsington Associa-
ton. in ENGLAND, in which he strongly
set forth his ideas that it was possible
that ucw kind of glass might be made
which would increase the power of the
microscope. I'm the year 1891 he end
DR.. Scott. u celebrated chemist began
to experiment in the town of Witten,
in Wcs.uaalia. Their funds gave out
in 1883 however, before they had OBJ
tanned amy remarkable results from
their experiments, but both We're so
sangu,uo of making a beneficial dis
coyery, IL thcy had funds to continue
their work. chat the prussian govern
ment was Induced to give Sl,5OO for
the continuation of experiments.
Professor Abbey and DR.. scott then
erected a laboratory in Germany, al
the works Of Carl Xei'5, q manufactures
ofinstruments used 10y scientists, They
tried nearly all known elements, anG
it was only about six months ago that
their long labor was crowned with sue
cess, which will make them famous in
the history Of science.
The ordinary glass contains six sub
stances. The new glass made by Pro
fessor Abbey and DR.. Scott contains
fourteen. The most essential elements
of which it is composed are phosphorus
and boron, neither of which is used in
common glass. With the old glass the
full power of the microscope was the
discerument of the onc-liyc-huudred-
thousandth part of an inch, and with
the new glass it is claimed that the one
two hundred. and-four- million seven
hundred-thousandth part of an inch
can be distinguished. This certainly
seems incredible but positive assur-
ance of its truth is given by parties
who have tested Professor Abbey's and
Dr. Scott's new instrument. When
the discovery was first made Carl
Zeiss, the manufacturer, in whose place
the experimentaIists had worked, was
in favor of getting out patent, so that
the discovery might prove a most
profitable one, but the fact of tho
experiments having been conducted
with funds supplied by the Prussian
government prevented the discoveries
from making it private enterprise
and compelS them to make it public
benefit The difference between the
new and the old glass consists in the
refraction Of light. The glass is not
on the market yet, but will be very
shortly. 1t will be used entirely for
high-power instruments. The bene.
fits to be derived from the discovery
can hardly be estimated 1t will, of
course, be of great value in microscopic
photography.
, 1887-03-10
Indiana idiots.

lNDIANAPoLIs, Ind. March 5.-The
session OF the legislature is practically
ended. II expires on Monday by lin.
itation. Representative Robinson ap.
peared before the Turpie investigation
committee to-day and denied that he
had ever received or been offered any
money, property or consideration, for
his vote for senator and that he had
never been approached with any prop
osition of that kind. After the com.
mittee was through with him, Robin
son said that Representative Bertram
might be called before committee to
testify, saying that he understood that
Bcrtram had said that he had been
offered three thousand dollars to vote
for Harrison. The committee adjourn
ed without calling Bertram.
, 1887-03-10
Demons Of the Sen.

The mere sight of a shark chills the
blood, SO villainous is his look, so rapa-
cious the hideous leer which he casts
up at those who look down upon him.
or sharks there are many kinds, most
OF them with sort of fierce beauty in
their shapes and the marks upon them.
such Is the fn-tail, whose color is
clnereons. streaked in some parts with
red and dotted with small black spots.
ouch, TOO, Is the sea-fox, as IL used to
De called, to be met in the Mediter-
ranean, and remarkable for the great
length and elegance Of its tail, the body
being about seven feet and the tail
SIX feet long. But the most substan-
tlai horror of the deep is the white
shark, often thirty feet long, and of an
average weight of about 1900 pounds.
IL Is described as having a mouth fur
nished with six fold row Of teeth.
nat, triangular, sharp at the edges and
finely serrated. When the shark ia in
state of repose these dreadful teeth
remain flat in the mouth, but when it
selzes Its prey these rows of grinders
rise like the fable growth of deadly
weapons from the soil. 1t is not yery
surprising that out of this grim and
merclless companion of the mariner
sailing under tropical heavens many
quaint and striking superstitions should
nave been evolved. For ages seamen
nave regarded it as a creature of ill.,
omen They believe il capable of
scenting victim, even though he
should be perfectly well and without
suspicion of his death being close at
hand, and that it would follow n shin
that had dead body in her for leagues
and leagues. OF its voracity there is
no end of the stories told. A French
naturalist asserts that it prefers white
men to black, which we believe is
pretty well known; but goes on to nav
us, as people, a curious compliment
oy saying that, of all persons, sharks
ike Englishmen most. The same man
says that a shark cut open at Marseil-
les was found to contain a man clad in
armour in its stomach, while inside of
another shark there was found whole
lorse! 1t Is comforting to read that
me shark is kind to its young, taking
Us ihfant into its stomach in case of
LANCER. One would think such an act
II virtue entirely above a sharks
moral nature, and that If ever it did
wallow Its offspring it would be rather
% d'gest 1t than to preserve it.
, 1887-03-10

GEN. SHERIDAN seems to have a
good idea Of naval warfare, as well
as being a good general. In speak
ing Of our sea coast defenses, he
says: purchase the very best guns
in tho market and build navy.
You can run half a dozen of the
largest vessels OF the British navy"
he observes, ''up the Rhine past
those great forts that II has taken a
hundred years OF time and hundred
million of dollars to erect" During
the war Of the rebellion Admirals
Farragut and Porter and our naval
heroes knew the value OF good guns
and swift Vessels and made them
tell effectively, even with nothing
better than wooden walls.
, 1887-03-10
Opening the Reservation.

We mentioned yesterday morning
that a proposition was being dis.
cussed to open to settlement that
part of the Occur d. Alene Indian
reservation east of the lake and en-
bracing the basin and valley of the
Occur d. Alene river. AS suggested
by the REVIEW, meeting was held
yesterday afternoon in the office of
Judge Houghton to talk the matter
over and bring the subject properly
before the government commission
ers now in this city. This meeting
was attended by DIR. II. s. Harvey,
Judge Mayhem, Chas. w. O,Neiil.
b. n. Hilliard, Glenn King and 9TH
ers from the Occur d. Alene country
and several gentlemen Of this city.
After an informal conference, Judge
HoughtOn and G. w. O'Neili were
appointed as committee to draft a
petition asking the secretary of the
interior to release to settlement that
part OF the reservation east of the
lake. This committee, with others,
will meet Messrs. Wright, An.
drews and Daniels tomorrow and
lay the facts before them, and il they
consider the public interest demands
the opening of that part of the res.
ervation, they will so recommend to
secretary Lamar. Everything de-
pends, however, on the Willingness
of the Indians to release the lands in
question, as we understand the in.
terror department can make no
changes in reservations or the loca
tion Of the Indian tribes, except with
the consent OF the Indians them.
selves. In case Of their refusal to ac-
cept of propositions made, the mat
ter goes before congress. The prin-
cipal object Of this visit of the gov
ernment commissioners Is to secure
from the indians the REIMBURSEMENT
Of their title to all the lands in the
outside of the reserva-
tiOns,' which has never yet been
done, but they also seek to benefit
the Indians In any way they can.
The proposed change In the Coeur
T. Alene reservation is but one of
the many questions on which they
seek information.
, 1887-03-10

THE resignation by Senator John
Sherman of his position as president
of the senate Is generally accepted
as an open declaration of his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for the presidency in 1888. His
friends and supporters consider
him in the field and are rallying
around his standard with enthu-
siasm. They are not making any
loud noise but they lose no oppor-
tunity to put in quiet licks for their
favorite. They seem much encour-
aged by the feeling of satisfaction
with which the mention of Sher-
mans name is greeted by the press
and people. Sherman has been a
very successful man during his long
career In public life and Is regarded
as an able statesman and perfectly
safe man to entrust with the reins Of
Both In the senate
and at the head Of The treasury de-
partment he has shown marked abil-
, 1887-03-10
Wants damages.

FREE HOLD, N. j., March 5.-John
w. Laird, of Englishtown, who was as
saulted in the assembly chamber last
Wednesday during the exciting scene
which followed the election of Rufus
Blodgette to the United States sena-
torship, has decided to sue Nelson j.
Pidcock, his assailant Laird places
his damages at $4,000 He is secre-
tary of the state democratic commit
tee. The case will be taken before the
grand jury of Mercer county for Grim
inal Indictment.
, 1887-03-10

TIE Washington correspondent of
the Oregonian states that to Phillip
Ritz is probably due the most credit
for enlisting members of the senate
in the passage of the annexation bill.
We are very sorry the gentleman
could not exert as much Influence
with the executive rs he did with
the senate